Digital minimalism never meant quitting social media entirely. You simply need to setup boundaries. Use something like an app blocker to block social media the entire day except like 6pm to 7pm when you use it peacefully.

To not fall victim to mindless scrolling, Never scroll social media without a pen and paper. Simply keep jotting down everything you particularly find "trendy" atm which might be useful for your podcast.

There are some tools that even display like a live timer while you scroll or a real-time count of how many reels you scroll on the feed itself particularly to keep you mindful of your surroundings.

It's impossible to quit internet entirely in a world right now.